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Form of work Do you want to improve your skills or kickstart your career within Employment Services?
Do you have excellent organisational skills and a willingness to contribute to a positive culture across all our workplaces? MatchWorks is looking for an Employment Consultant to join our Sunshine office!
About the job:
As an Employment Consultant you will use your skills to support and guide clients to attain suitable, meaningful employment opportunities that lead to sustainable employment outcomes. You will use your customer service skills to build rapport with your clients, assist them on their employment journey and to overcome barriers to employment.
Conduct initial assessments of participants to determine relevant servicing requirements, supports and time bound progress to employment goals
Deliver case management services to clients in accordance with MatchWorks model progressing clients to overcome vocational and non-vocational barriers
Facilitate group and individual activities, on and/or off site, through structured and non-structured engagement sessions, buddying participants and ensuring a broad approach to people support and assistance
Identification and promotion of employability skills and job match to suitable vacancies
Linking participants with training providers, programs and opportunities towards employment
About you:
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Employment Consultant. We are after someone who can provide a high level of customer service and engagement to assist those in the community with various barriers to employment to find suitable work. This is an exceptionally rewarding position where no two days will be the same. In your past roles you have demonstrated exceptional customer care with an ability to maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and peers. You have demonstrated resilience and the ability to work in a fast-paced working environment whilst being outcome focussed and KPI driven.
Ability to maintain effective relationships with peers, clients and relevant key stakeholders for the purpose of gaining and maintaining sustainable employment opportunities for our clients
Highly developed interpersonal skills and resilience to conflicting situations
Demonstrated high level professionalism, compliance and attention to detail
Ability to manage time and workloads effectively to business priorities in a challenging environment
A good understanding of the Western Suburbs and the industries surrounding it
Hold a current NDIS Worker Screening check or are willing to obtain one
About the site:
Located at the Sunshine office, find your new work home in a place here where every day is a new adventure. Sunshine is considered to be one of Melbourne's principle places for employment, with many local businesses and a variety of industries taking host in the area. It's overall population isn't vast, however it does hold a vast array of opportunities and culture.
Based in the heart of Sunshine - thriving with culture!
Free parking and close to public transport
Close to several food options and amenities
Why us?
Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone’s lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered.
genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all and living the values of genU each and every day.
There are so many benefits available when you work with MatchWorks, some of which include –
Investment in you: In addition to a comprehensive induction program & ongoing professional development, genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
Commitment to staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
Increase your take home pay: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits. Company vehicle or car allowance.
Employee Discount Program: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia’s most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
Study Scholarship: All genU employees are eligible for a 20% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
Focus on Work-life balance: 15 days personal leave per year and a 2pm early finish per month for full-time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff, paid parental leave and ability to purchase extra leave
Workplace Culture: Become a part of the Matchworks family with positive and collaborative workplace culture, recognition programs and connections with new people who inspire, mentor and lead.
If this sounds like a position that suits your current career focus, we would love to hear from you!
Contact
MatchWorks is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. For further details please contact Catherine Natoli-Goodwin, Site Manager on 0491 966 467 or via email catherine.natoli-goodwin@matchworks.com.au
If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please email careers@matchworks.com.au
At MatchWorks, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to work. That is why, every year, we help thousands of people from all backgrounds, ages, and abilities to find sustainable employment. We are also part of the genU family, and we proudly reinvest our profits back into the communities we work within to help people lead their best lives! At genU, we’re not all the same. And that’s one of our greatest strengths. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think. Because to live our values and to succeed in our vision, we must all be active in building inclusive communities.
Applicant screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so we encourage you to get your application in.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At MatchWorks we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles
Matchworks requires all employees, contractors, volunteers, and work-placement students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.
